Guess who showed up in my sketchbook? Mr. Grumpypants himself, Guy Davis' character The Marquis. He's such a fun guy to draw, I think because his silhouette is so iconic. Plus he always looks like he's got a pebble stuck in his shoe.

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Hello internet! These are some people from my nephew's 5th birthday party - there was a trampoline but I wasn't allowed on it :C More importantly - DOGS!

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A Message from the Past

So I was feeling kinda gloomy today and I was flipping through a semi-recent sketchbook and found this little comic I did about how great i was feeling at the time. It's like me-from-the-past is sending me a secret message!

Sometimes, in lieu of a diary, I make these really rough little comics in my sketchbook to record whatever's going on in my life. I might post some more of them - they're obviously really rough and messy but they have a certain je ne sais quoi about them that I like. Tumbled

This one escaped my frog page for some reason so here he is with a splash of colour.

While I'm working on other things, here is a page of frog sketches! I want to do something with frogs, I'm just not sure what yet. They are very interesting creatures.

Here's a really lose sketch of a drawing I might start working on. Full body octopus hug! Or racy pinup? You be the judge!

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Some little cupids based on illustrated woodcuts from 1900

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I was playing with some left over paint and voila - a rose!

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Hivemind

I've really been into bees and ants the last few weeks after reading Angels and Insects by A. S. Byatt. This piece represents a lot of the experimentation I've been doing with texture.

Here's a little drawing from the sketchbook:

It's me in doodle form! One more before I pack it in.

Little bee! This is part of a larger illustration I'm working on but ain't he sweet?! This drawing is actually only around 2.5cm, graphite.

Last one of these!

One more! Another experiment with a limited palette.

I got my hands on some actual paints! This is a study in a limited palette: yellow ochre, titanium white, raw umber, ultramarine blue and I think I threw in a tiny bit of maybe burnt sienna near the end.

Some more creepy faces!

Some face drawing from tonight, from a book of facial expressions:

I made this Free Cece poster to hang up around the city, if you'd like to put some up too you can download the original (letter) size by clicking on the image. For more information about Cece Macdonald's case visit: Support Cece!

I stand with Cece!

From the sketchbook, two guys in pencil:

I've been making a mask for the last couple of days. It's a very ambiguous animal.